The flows on the Poudre bumped significantly overnight, but don't be afraid! Be ready for flows to start increasing even more over the next few days and weeks as things warm up. The combination of afternoon rain and our warming trend has certainly bumped things into gear.

While the water is off color, the fish are feeding. Now is the time to break out your larger stoneflies, worms and flashy nymphs. These flies will produce during the higher water as fish have a harder time finding the smaller bugs.

Fish are on the edges and near the banks in the softer water. Here they can rest out of the main current and feed on anything passing by.

Nymphing will be very effective throughout the high water period. As the flows continue to increase every few days, be sure to have enough weight on your nymph rig to get your flies down in the faster current.

Gateway has been fishing well as the flows have remained over 50 cfs for a couple of weeks. BWO's will still work well even in the higher water but be prepared with some smaller stoneflies, annelids and caddis nymphs to get down in the holes where fish may settle. As the water warms during the day, fish should begin to look up and some fun dry fly action can still be had.